On the Effect of Learning Style on Scholastic Achievement
The present study was designed to explore the influence of learning styles on scholastic achievement levels. The participants in this study were undergraduate students studying social sciences at a Division 1 research university, The frequencies of the participants in the four learning style catego...
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Arizona State University
2013-08-01
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| description | The present study was designed to explore the influence of learning styles on scholastic achievement levels. The participants in this study were undergraduate students studying social sciences at a Division 1 research university, The frequencies of the participants in the four learning style categories are the following: Convergent (n = 28), Divergent (n = 49), Assimilator (n = 76), and Accommodator (n = 40). The instruments used in the study were the Kolb learning style inventory and a demographic form. The major findings of the study are that the dominant learning style was Assimilator and that learning style and gender influenced academic achievement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c9828baa34834014863d90035ecee27a2022-12-21T19:32:45ZengArizona State UniversityCurrent Issues in Education1099-839X2013-08-01162On the Effect of Learning Style on Scholastic AchievementRahmat Ulllah Bhatti0William M Bart1National University of Modern Language IslamabadUniversity of MinnesotaThe present study was designed to explore the influence of learning styles on scholastic achievement levels. The participants in this study were undergraduate students studying social sciences at a Division 1 research university, The frequencies of the participants in the four learning style categories are the following: Convergent (n = 28), Divergent (n = 49), Assimilator (n = 76), and Accommodator (n = 40). The instruments used in the study were the Kolb learning style inventory and a demographic form. The major findings of the study are that the dominant learning style was Assimilator and that learning style and gender influenced academic achievement.https://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/1121academic achievementsocial scienceslearning styles. |
| spellingShingle | Rahmat Ulllah Bhatti William M Bart On the Effect of Learning Style on Scholastic Achievement Current Issues in Education academic achievement social sciences learning styles. |
| title | On the Effect of Learning Style on Scholastic Achievement |
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| title_short | On the Effect of Learning Style on Scholastic Achievement |
| title_sort | on the effect of learning style on scholastic achievement |
| topic | academic achievement social sciences learning styles. |
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